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ZiMMEiiMANN, 1. c. p. 256, I’ocharactcrizes Mychoccrus (Er.), referring to it 
the 3Inrmiduis dcpresstts of Leconte, who discusses the question of the affini- 
ties of the two genera, which he thinks are closely allied, and should be re- 
ferred to the Jfistey'idcSj rather than to the vicinity of Cerylon. 
New genera and species : — 
NepJiaris, g. n., De Castelnau, Rev. et Mag, Zool, 1869, p, 366, pi. 18. 
figs. 4-5. Belongs to the Synchitidcs, near Cossyphodes. Sp. N. alata, sp. n., 
/. c. p. 357, King George’s Sound, New Holland. 
Prolyctus, g. n., Zinimermann, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. ii. p. 254. Differs 
from Bothridcres in its sliort, thick head, transversely elongate eyes, and the 
longitudinal costfo of the prothorax and elytra. Sp. P. exaratus (Mels. ; 
Both'idcres). 
Coxeh’nus, g. n., Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s^r. ix. p. 202. Belongs to 
the PycnomerideSf but resembles BolHopTiagm or Synchita in facies. Sp. : C. 
stricticoUis, sp. n., Fairm. 1. c. p. 203; Madagascar ; C. impressipennis^ sp. n., 
Fairm. 1. c. p. 204, Kalalou, Ste. Marie de Madagascar. 
Syntarsm, g. n., Fairmaire, /. c. p. 205. Possibly =Z>^jp/o^ow^a (Erichson) ; 
but the author only finds 10 joints to the antennm, and sees no spurs to the 
tibioe. Sp. : S. asperulm, sp. n., Fairm. 1. c. p. 206, St. Marie de Madagascar; 
S. soricinus, sp. n., Fairm. ibid., Madagascar. 
Iliketes, g. n.. King, Trans. Ent. Soc. N. S. Wales, ii. pt. 1, 1869, p. 76. 
Belongs to the Bothriderides. Allied to Derataphrm (Newm.). INIyrmeco- 
philous; antennse 9-jointed, stout, placed near the mouth, far in advance of 
the eyes, which are sunk in a deep groove ; parts of the mouth almost rudi- 
mentary, placed at extremity of the head; posterior portion of mentuih 
longitudinal, quite free ; abdomen 6-jointed ; tarsi pontamerous. Sp. IL 
costaius^ sp. n.. King, I c. p. 77, Liverpool ; H. thoracicuSy sp. n.. King, 1. c. 
p. 78, King George’s Sound. 
Aulonium ferrugincumy Zimmermann, 1. c. p. 264, Carolina. 
{Lasconotus^ refer endarins, Zimm. ibid, (no locality given). 
Priolomus spinicollis, Fairmaire, 1. c. p. 204, Madagascar. 
Sosylus goudotii, Fairmaire, /. c. p. 206, Madagascar. 
Entoxylon (gen. ined.) aheillei, Ancey, Nouvelles et faits divers, October 
1869, no. 2,p. viii, Ste. Baume (Var). 
Aprostoma planifronsy Westwood, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1809 (Aug.), 
p. 320, River Niger. 
Anommatus planicollis, Fairmaire, Stettin, ent. Zeits. 1869, p. 232, Southern 
France ; A. valomhroscey Dieck, Berl. ent. Zeits. xiii. p. 353, Valombrosa. 
Cerylon brevicolle, Fairmaire, 1. c. p. 207, Nossi-B^, Madagascar. 
Cucujida;. 
V. Gernet, Horm Soc. Ent. Ross. vi. 1868, describes and figures the larva of 
Eendrophagus crenatus (with some doubt as to the identity of the species). 
Tournier (Bet. nouv. Ent. no. 3) records Lecmophloeus nigricollis (Lucas) as 
now to the French fauna. 
Pediacus costipennis (Fairm.), according to Tournier {1. c.), must bo sepa- 
rated from Pediacus, and constitute a fresh genus, for which he proposes the 
name Pcdiaphlocus (without publishing any characters). 
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